Jun. 25th, 2020
The Household, 2020 roundup
Jun. 25th, 2020 06:30 pmBelovedest: The homeowner, my dear Long Dragon, my partner, my partner in Shenanigans, the Burn to my Crash.
Yellface: Belovedest's cat, a 10-year-old domestic shorthair blue with big ears and a penchant for scrēm whenever she thinks she should be fed. (After her 2019 doses of radiation to fix her wonky thyroid, this starts slightly less early before the scheduled feeding.) Also called Kittenpants. She came into the household well before me, during the time of the Terrible Ex, after the departure of Gandalf. Dislikes most other cats, will apparently tolerate some. Flees, rather than fights. Pre-owned; missing her front claws. In the feline time-share, gets the remainder of the upstairs from (roughly) 7:15 pm until Alex wakes up, and gets the basement (or media room, if she hides in there) from whenever Alex puts her downstairs until dinnertime.
Me: obvs
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alexseanchai: Joined us in the fall of 2018, after some Memorable Housemate Fail in PDX.
Escape Calico:alexseanchai's lovely cat Thea, also called Murderface the Toothless Wonder. Dilute calico, with some tortie detailing and a stripey tail. Hates all other cats, generally wants to murderize them on sight. Lately has been staring suspiciously when exposed to Yellface, rather than going to immediate murderizing. In the feline timeshare, she gets the upstairs starting when Alex wakes up, and goes to her room when it's Yell o'Clock dinner. The schedule varies based on a number of factors.
Roomba-Pet: This bot is Not Wise, but very helpful.
Inanimate
Yellcat Lair: The house, a quirky mid-century item that's already had at least one wiring update and a renovation that made the living room and bathroom very, extremely '70s. French drain (moat) installed fall 2018, just about exactly when Alex arrived. 2 levels, 1.5 baths, enough closeable doors to keep both cats out of each other's way.
The Toaster: Belovedest's car, a literal box straddling the line between station wagon and SUV.
The Other Toaster: My car, a slightly later model than Belovedest's. (Vash is gone, and the PT Cruiser had ... issues.)
Moppet: The mop-bot.
Non-Resident
Ev: My youngest fishchild is living in the PNW now! She's about 40 miles away, a decent drive. Sometimes she comes over for a weekend.
Meow Meow: Ev's cat, formally named Alterna. She is very black and looooong. Skittish, but playful. She wants to play with Yellface. Yellface does not want to play.
Steph: Sometimes Steph visits. ♢♢♢
Steph's Menagerie: Gabrielle and Pippin haven't visited.
Arin: Arin and Penny live a ways away thattaway. Arin is Steph's datefriend.
Ex-Metamour: Belovedest's recent good ex. Sometimes they get together for Pokémans and dinner.
Nope
The Evil Ex: Apparently still alive, somewhere in the PNW. I absolutely do not have a google alert set up for her name.norabombay has that covered for me so I don't need to neg-stim.
Yellface: Belovedest's cat, a 10-year-old domestic shorthair blue with big ears and a penchant for scrēm whenever she thinks she should be fed. (After her 2019 doses of radiation to fix her wonky thyroid, this starts slightly less early before the scheduled feeding.) Also called Kittenpants. She came into the household well before me, during the time of the Terrible Ex, after the departure of Gandalf. Dislikes most other cats, will apparently tolerate some. Flees, rather than fights. Pre-owned; missing her front claws. In the feline time-share, gets the remainder of the upstairs from (roughly) 7:15 pm until Alex wakes up, and gets the basement (or media room, if she hides in there) from whenever Alex puts her downstairs until dinnertime.
Me: obvs
alexseanchai: Joined us in the fall of 2018, after some Memorable Housemate Fail in PDX. Escape Calico:
alexseanchai's lovely cat Thea, also called Murderface the Toothless Wonder. Dilute calico, with some tortie detailing and a stripey tail. Hates all other cats, generally wants to murderize them on sight. Lately has been staring suspiciously when exposed to Yellface, rather than going to immediate murderizing. In the feline timeshare, she gets the upstairs starting when Alex wakes up, and goes to her room when it's Yell o'Clock dinner. The schedule varies based on a number of factors. Roomba-Pet: This bot is Not Wise, but very helpful.
Yellcat Lair: The house, a quirky mid-century item that's already had at least one wiring update and a renovation that made the living room and bathroom very, extremely '70s. French drain (moat) installed fall 2018, just about exactly when Alex arrived. 2 levels, 1.5 baths, enough closeable doors to keep both cats out of each other's way.
The Toaster: Belovedest's car, a literal box straddling the line between station wagon and SUV.
The Other Toaster: My car, a slightly later model than Belovedest's. (Vash is gone, and the PT Cruiser had ... issues.)
Moppet: The mop-bot.
Ev: My youngest fishchild is living in the PNW now! She's about 40 miles away, a decent drive. Sometimes she comes over for a weekend.
Meow Meow: Ev's cat, formally named Alterna. She is very black and looooong. Skittish, but playful. She wants to play with Yellface. Yellface does not want to play.
Steph: Sometimes Steph visits. ♢♢♢
Steph's Menagerie: Gabrielle and Pippin haven't visited.
Arin: Arin and Penny live a ways away thattaway. Arin is Steph's datefriend.
Ex-Metamour: Belovedest's recent good ex. Sometimes they get together for Pokémans and dinner.
The Evil Ex: Apparently still alive, somewhere in the PNW. I absolutely do not have a google alert set up for her name.
norabombay has that covered for me so I don't need to neg-stim.